Go Metro this weekend and save $2 on admission to the 20th Anniversary Festival of Philippine Arts and Culture. Sure, riding Metro saves you from the stress of traffic, reduces your environmental impact and lowers your monthly transportation costs – but did you know it also entitles you to a [continue reading]
We’re blogging this morning live from the Mobility 21 Conference in downtown Los Angeles, where more than 1,000 public and private sector people in the transportation industry have gathered. Los Angeles Mayor and Metro Board Chair Antonio Villaraigosa took center stage during the morning’s events with a speech and subsequent [continue reading]
Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by us and the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the library’s blog. One Path to Better Jobs: More Density in Cities (New York Times) Get this: the more crowded the city you live in, [continue reading]
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All events are subject to change or may be be sold out, please check with the venue before making plans. A denotes an event with a Destination Discount – Go Metro and save! To plan your trip and to check all other transit options, please consult Google Transit or the [continue reading]
As many of you know, the great ongoing debate in Washington and many state capitals across the nation revolves around this question: what’s the best way to create jobs and spur the economy? Is it to downsize government, allowing for lower taxes and more money in individuals’ pockets? Or is [continue reading]
photo by Friend of Expo Line, via submission Nice shot of recent work on the Expo Line’s Farmdale station. The photographer politely kept his distance from the work zone and used a telephoto lens to get this shot. To submit a photo for the Art of Transit, post it to Metro’s [continue reading]
The refinements in the report involve the alignment of the proposed tunnels through Little Tokyo. The memo from the project team: Metro is currently circulating the Supplemental Environmental Assessment/Recirculated Sections of the Draft Environmental Impact Report (Supplemental EA/Recirculated Draft EIR Sections) presenting information on the refinements to the Locally [continue reading]
Here’s the latest update from the Expo Line Construction Authority, which is building the project from downtown L.A. to Culver City:
Here’s the news release from Metrolink: Metrolink offers two round-trips on Antelope Valley Line on Labor Day LOS ANGELES – In observance of Labor Day, Metrolink will suspend all service except for two round-trips on the Antelope Valley Line on Monday, Sept. 5. The Antelope Valley Line extends from L.A. [continue reading]
